Lingashtakam
लिङ्गाष्टकम्
Sanskrit
ब्रह्ममुरारिसुरार्चितलिङ्गं निर्मलभासितशोभितलिङ्गम् । जन्मजदुःखविनाशकलिङ्गं तत्प्रणमामि सदाशिवलिङ्गम् ॥
Transliteration
brahmamurārisurārcitaliṅgaṃ nirmalabhāsitaśobhitaliṅgam | janmajaduḥkhavināśakaliṅgaṃ tatpraṇamāmi sadāśivaliṅgam ||
Translation
I bow to that Linga of Sadashiva, which is worshipped by Brahma, Vishnu and all the hosts of gods, which shines with a stainless radiance, and which destroys the sorrow born of birth, that is, which grants liberation.
Deep Meaning
Worshipped by Brahma, Vishnu and all the gods, shining with a stainless radiance, and destroying the sorrow born of birth, that is, granting liberation, to that Linga of Sadashiva I bow.
Sanskrit
देवमुनिप्रवरार्चितलिङ्गं कामदहं करुणाकरलिङ्गम् । रावणदर्पविनाशनलिङ्गं तत्प्रणमामि सदाशिवलिङ्गम् ॥
Transliteration
devamunipravarārcitaliṅgaṃ kāmadahaṃ karuṇākaraliṅgam | rāvaṇadarpavināśanaliṅgaṃ tatpraṇamāmi sadāśivaliṅgam ||
Translation
I bow to that Linga of Sadashiva, which is worshipped by the foremost gods and sages, which destroyed Kamadeva, which is a mine of compassion, and which destroyed the pride of Ravana.
Deep Meaning
Worshipped by the foremost gods and sages, destroyer of Kamadeva, a mine of compassion, destroyer of Ravana's pride, to that Linga of Sadashiva I bow.
Sanskrit
सर्वसुगन्धिसुलेपितलिङ्गं बुद्धिविवर्धनकारणलिङ्गम् । सिद्धसुरासुरवन्दितलिङ्गं तत्प्रणमामि सदाशिवलिङ्गम् ॥
Transliteration
sarvasugandhisulepitaliṅgaṃ buddhivivardhanakāraṇaliṅgam | siddhasurāsuravanditaliṅgaṃ tatpraṇamāmi sadāśivaliṅgam ||
Translation
I bow to that Linga of Sadashiva, which is anointed with all manner of divine fragrances, which increases the intellect through the maxim that one should seek knowledge from Shankara, and which is worshipped by all the siddhas, gods and demons.
Deep Meaning
Anointed with every divine fragrance, the cause of the growth of understanding, worshipped by all the siddhas, gods and demons, to that Linga of Sadashiva I bow.
Sanskrit
कनकमहामणिभूषितलिङ्गं फणिपतिवेष्टितशोभितलिङ्गम् । दक्षसुयज्ञविनाशनलिङ्गं तत्प्रणमामि सदाशिवलिङ्गम् ॥
Transliteration
kanakamahāmaṇibhūṣitaliṅgaṃ phaṇipativeṣṭitaśobhitaliṅgam | dakṣasuyajñavināśanaliṅgaṃ tatpraṇamāmi sadāśivaliṅgam ||
Translation
I bow to that Linga of Sadashiva, which is adorned with gold and great gems, which is made beautiful by being encircled by the king of serpents, and which destroyed the sacrifice of Daksha.
Deep Meaning
Adorned with gold and great gems, made beautiful by the king of serpents wrapped around it, destroyer of Daksha's sacrifice, to that Linga of Sadashiva I bow.
Sanskrit
कुङ्कुमचन्दनलेपितलिङ्गं पङ्कजहारसुशोभितलिङ्गम् । सञ्चितपापविनाशनलिङ्गं तत्प्रणमामि सदाशिवलिङ्गम् ॥
Transliteration
kuṅkumacandanalepitaliṅgaṃ paṅkajahārasuśobhitaliṅgam | sañcitapāpavināśanaliṅgaṃ tatpraṇamāmi sadāśivaliṅgam ||
Translation
I bow to that Linga of Sadashiva, anointed with vermilion and sandal paste, beautifully adorned with a garland of lotuses, and the destroyer of sin accumulated over many lifetimes.
Deep Meaning
Anointed with vermilion and sandal, beautifully adorned with a garland of lotuses, destroyer of sin gathered across births, to that Linga of Sadashiva I bow.
Sanskrit
देवगणार्चितसेवितलिङ्गं भावैर्भक्तिभिरेव च लिङ्गम् । दिनकरकोटिप्रभाकरलिङ्गं तत्प्रणमामि सदाशिवलिङ्गम् ॥
Transliteration
devagaṇārcitasevitaliṅgaṃ bhāvair bhaktibhir eva ca liṅgam | dinakarakoṭiprabhākaraliṅgaṃ tatpraṇamāmi sadāśivaliṅgam ||
Translation
I bow to that Linga of Lord Sadashiva, which is worshipped and served by all the hosts of gods through feeling and devotion, and which is endowed with the intense radiance of millions of suns.
Deep Meaning
Worshipped and served by all the gods with feeling and devotion, radiant as millions of suns, to that Linga of Sadashiva I bow.
Sanskrit
अष्टदलोपरि वेष्टितलिङ्गं सर्वसमुद्भवकारणलिङ्गम् । अष्टदरिद्रविनाशितलिङ्गं तत्प्रणमामि सदाशिवलिङ्गम् ॥
Transliteration
aṣṭadalopari veṣṭitaliṅgaṃ sarvasamudbhavakāraṇaliṅgam | aṣṭadaridravināśitaliṅgaṃ tatpraṇamāmi sadāśivaliṅgam ||
Translation
I bow to that Linga of Sadashiva, encircled by an eight-petalled lotus, which is the cause of the origin of all moving and unmoving beings, and which destroys the eight forms of poverty.
Deep Meaning
Encircled by an eight-petalled lotus, the cause from which all moving and unmoving beings arise, destroyer of the eight kinds of poverty, to that Linga of Sadashiva I bow.
Sanskrit
सुरगुरुसुरवरपूजितलिङ्गं सुरवनपुष्पसदार्चितलिङ्गम् । परात्परं परमात्मकलिङ्गं तत्प्रणमामि सदाशिवलिङ्गम् ॥
Transliteration
suragurusuravarapūjitaliṅgaṃ suravanapuṣpasadārcitaliṅgam | parātparaṃ paramātmakaliṅgaṃ tatpraṇamāmi sadāśivaliṅgam ||
Translation
I bow to that Linga of Sadashiva, which is worshipped by Brihaspati, the guru of the gods, and by Indra and the other chief gods, which is ceaselessly worshipped with the divine flowers of the Nandana grove, and which is of the nature of the Supreme Self, beyond the beyond.
Deep Meaning
Worshipped by the gods' guru and the chief gods, ceaselessly honoured with the divine flowers of the heavenly grove, higher than the highest, of the nature of the Supreme Self, to that Linga of Sadashiva I bow.
Sanskrit
लिङ्गाष्टकमिदं पुण्यं यः पठेच्छिवसन्निधौ । शिवलोकमवाप्नोति शिवेन सह मोदते ॥
Transliteration
liṅgāṣṭakam idaṃ puṇyaṃ yaḥ paṭhec chivasannidhau | śivalokam avāpnoti śivena saha modate ||
Translation
Whoever recites this meritorious Lingashtaka in the presence of Shiva certainly attains Shivaloka and rejoices together with Shiva.
Deep Meaning
Whoever recites this meritorious Lingashtaka near Samba-Sadashiva certainly dwells in Shivaloka, Kailasa, and lives there greatly rejoicing, together with Shiva.